Loretta Munger, 89, of Fulton, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Oswego Hospital.

She was born in Fulton to the late Bronislaw and Antonina (Golec) Brzuchac.

Mrs. Munger has been a longtime resident of Fulton. She was a past communicant of St. Michael’s Church, Fulton. She was a past secretary of the Fulton Women Bowling league for many years. She was also a member of the Polish Legion of American Veterans.

Mrs. Munger was predeceased by her husband, Dominic Munger, who died in February of 2005, and her siblings, Sophia, Joseph, Raymond, Steven, Lillian, Geneva, and Janet.

She is survived by her children: Joseph (Lisa) Munger of Fulton, David (Teresa) Munger of Fulton, Paul (Kathy) Munger of Fair Haven, and James (Marsha) Munger of Plattsburgh; her brother, Allan Brzuchac of Fulton; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held today at 11:30 a.m. at Sugar Funeral Home, Inc., 224 W. Second St. S., Fulton, with Rev. Wirkes officiating. Burial will be held privately at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Fulton.

Calling hours will be conducted today from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to the New York State Talking Book and Braille Library Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230.

North Bay Campgrounds will be hosting its Fifth annual fishing derby on Lake Neahtahwanta, Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Registration desk opens at 8 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Children ages 16 and under are welcome to attend and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All children will be placed in three divisions depending on their age. Tadpole: age 6 and under; Perch: age 7 – 11; and Bass: age 12 – 16. Prizes will be awarded for the largest fish caught and the most fish caught.

Following are the AARP’s Driver Safety Program classes for the months of June and July:

• June 28 and 29, a class will be held at Minetto at 9 a.m. Those seeking more information may call 343 2393,

• July 10 and 11, a class will be held in Palermo at 930 a.m. Those seeking more information may call 963-1069.

• July 9 and 10, a class will be held in Pulaski at 6 p.m. Those seeking more information may call 298 5233.

In 1947, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired school teacher and high school principal, founded the National Retired Teacher Association to aid retired teachers. In 1958, she founded the American Association of Retired Persons. In 1982, the NRTA and AARP merged .

To honor Dr. Andrus, the AARP Driver Safety Program, during the months of July and August, will present a special promotion to honor all persons who work in or are retired from the field of education.

A certificate from such a class will provide you with a 10 percent discount on your car insurance for a period of three years .

Retired educators interested in taking a class during this promotion period may call 963-3093 for more information.

Julia Preston-Fulton (Minstrel), Bobby Fontana (King) and Erin Chetney (Jester) rehearse a scene from “Once Upon a Mattress.” “Once Upon a Mattress” will take place in the Frances Marion Brown Theatre, Fort Ontario Arts Center in Oswego July 6, 7, 13 and 14 with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. July 15.

Oswego Players director Inez Manor Parker has cast the royal leads in her upcoming “Once Upon a Mattress.”

Bobby Fontana is reprising the role of King Sextimus the Silent.

He played the same role several years ago in a children’s theatre presentation of the show.

Fontana has been a member of the organization since his debut in “Lend Me a Tenor” in 1995.

His contributions to the group are many and varied. As a director, he has successfully taken on such classics as, “To Kill a Mocking Bird,” and “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

Marsha Preston will play the nasty Queen Aggravain – thwarting her son’s (Prince Dauntless the Drab) every attempt at matrimony.

Preston is a Penn State Theatre Arts graduate and also holds a master’s degree in education. She is a long time Players member, first performing in “Dear World” in 1988, and most recently in “Life with Father” in April.

Preston has been active with other groups such as the Red Creek Players, Fulton Broadway Theatre and Festival Chorus.

Multi-talented, she has written and produced children’s theatre with Hands on Theatre.

Talent appears to run in the family as her daughter, Julia Preston-Fulton, is also in the cast.

Fulton is a graduate of SUNY Oswego in zoology and just recently returned from tour-guiding in Yellowstone National Park.

With the Players, she assumed the role of Catherine Johnson in “Silent Night, Lonely Night” and recreated the Marlene Deitrich role from “Witness for the Prosecution.”

“Once Upon a Mattress” will take place in the Frances Marion Brown Theatre, Fort Ontario Arts Center in Oswego July 6, 7, 13 and 14 with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. July 15.

“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you.” — Philippians 1:27-28a

The admonition to conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ is always timely for followers of Jesus.

Adam Clarke, a British Methodist pastor and scholar who lived from 1762–1832, wrote a Bible commentary that has served the church well for nearly two centuries. He understood nuance and the cultural meaning of phrases used by the New Testament writers. He knew how the original readers understood certain words and phrases which we do not. He brings out a meaning in this passage that should lift our spirits on wings of joy. It also serves as an important reminder as we struggle to understand our dual citizenship as Americans and as Citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Pastor Clarke writes, “The apostle considers the Church at Philippi as a free or imperial city, possessing great honors, dignities, and privileges in the Kingdom of Heaven and he exhorts the believers there to act, worthy of those honors and privileges they possess as free inhabitants of Christ’s imperial city, the Church.”

Thus, a lifestyle worthy of the gospel of Christ is one worthy of a child of the King.

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